Down Under with his girlfriend was stung by one of the most venomous creatures on Earth, causing "excruciating pain" and leaving him fearing for his life.James Soale was stung on the forearm by a Irukandji jellyfish while swimming at Palm Beach Cove in Cairns in tropical far north Queensland after arriving there from London in March.The 22-year-old was with his girlfriend Savannah Callaghan, 23, when he felt a small sting on his forearm which he at first dismissed."I think after about 30 seconds I went straight back up (to the lifeguard) saying I had tight chest pains and was struggling to breathe," Mr Soale told Yahoo News."After that it was just excruciating pain in my lower back and they called an ambulance," he said.The Irukandji jellyfish are any of several similar, extremely venomous species of box jellyfish.
With a very small adult size of about a cubic centimetre, they are both the smallest and one of the most venomous jellyfish in the world and they inhabit the northern marine waters of Australia."James was just like shouting, screaming and saying he felt like he was gonna die, which was traumatic to watch," Ms Callaghan added.
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